Participants (all from João Pessoa) ARSENAL Futebol Clube AUTO ESPORTE Clube BOTAFOGO Futebol Clube Club RED CROSS Esporte Clube UNIÃO OITIZEIRO Esporte Clube SANTOS Futebol Clube Rules: two stages. Top three teams in first stage advance to second stage with top three teams from Campina Grande city league's first stage. Regulamento: dois turnos. Os três primeiros colocados no primeiro turno se classificam para o segundo turno, juntamente com três times do campeonato de Campina Grande. FIRST STAGE Primeiro turno [Jul 24] Botafogo 5-0 Oitizeiro [Jul 31] União 0-0 Arsenal [Aug 14] Santos 1-3 União [Sep 07] Auto Esporte 3-1 Red Cross [annulled] After this match, Red Cross withdrew the league. Após esta partida, o Red Cross desistiu do campeonato. [Sep 14] Auto Esporte 5-2 Santos [Sep 18] Arsenal 2-7 Auto Esporte [Sep 20] Botafogo 4-1 Arsenal [Sep 23] União 3-4 Auto Esporte [Sep 25] Arsenal 2-4 Oitizeiro [Sep 30] Botafogo - União [Botafogo won] [Oct 07] Oitizeiro - Santos [Oitizeiro won] [Oct 09] Auto Esporte 2-2 Botafogo [Oct 11] União 2-2 Oitizeiro [Oct 14] Arsenal 0-3 Santos [Oct 16] Oitizeiro - Auto Esporte [postponed, then cancelled] [Oct 18] Santos - Botafogo [postponed, then cancelled] The last two matches were cancelled because Botafogo, Auto Esporte and Oitizeiro all had already qualified to second stage. Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Auto Esporte 4 3 1 0 18- 9 7 Qualified to second stage 2.Botafogo 4 3 1 0 11- 3 7 Qualified to second stage 3.Oitizeiro 4 2 1 1 6- 9 5 Qualified to second stage ------------------------------------- 4.União 5 1 2 2 8- 7 4 5.Santos 4 1 0 3 6- 8 2 6.Arsenal 5 0 1 4 5-18 1 SECOND STAGE Segundo turno For unknown reasons, the Campina Grande teams did not play the second stage. Por motivos desconhecidos, os times de Campina Grande não jogaram o segundo turno. Round 1 [Jan 22, 1956] Auto Esporte 2-1 Oitizeiro Round 2 [Jan 25, 1956] Oitizeiro 0-8 Botafogo Round 3 [Feb 05, 1956] Botafogo 1-1 Auto Esporte Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Botafogo 2 1 1 0 9- 1 3 To tiebreaking finals 2.Auto Esporte 2 1 1 0 3- 2 3 To tiebreaking finals ------------------------------------- 3.Oitizeiro 2 0 0 2 1-10 0 FINALS Leg 1 [Feb 26, 1956] Auto Esporte 0-4 Botafogo Leg 2 [Mar 04, 1956] Botafogo 0-2 Auto Esporte Leg 3 [Mar 11, 1956] Botafogo 1-0 Auto Esporte *** BOTAFOGO are the 1955 Paraíba State League champions *** Final standings: Table: M W D L GF-GA Pts 1.Botafogo 9 6 2 1 25- 6 14 League champions 2.Auto Esporte 9 5 2 2 23-16 12 3.Oitizeiro 6 2 1 3 7-19 5 4.União 5 1 2 2 8- 7 4 5.Santos 4 1 0 3 6- 8 2 6.Arsenal 5 0 1 4 5-18 1 -.Red Cross Withdrew
composition of the championships
Thanks to Paraibano 2000
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